Arbu chge Alma Lace Suffern Gil Trial Heats Up
In San Francisco on December 2 the Arbuckle murder trial grew more bitter as prosecutor Friedman and defense attorney McNab clashed. Each laid out forceful, fiery arguments about Virginia Rappe’s death and Arbuckle’s supposed role, with both sides accusing the other of deception and misdeeds.
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McNab
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Arbuette
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San Pran
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Riedman
Frost
Fragmentary Local News Snippet From Houston Paper
Reading resembles a garbled OCR snippet from a Houston area newspaper. It mentions a baby, a dog, and various garbled names and phrases, with no clear event, date, or identifiable sources.
Curious Boys Seek Moonshine but Drink Formaldehyde
A fatal accident was narrowly averted in Berney when Armend, 12, drank a poisonous mixture from a bottle found in a vacant house. His father Visylovim said the liquid was mostly formaldehyde and the boys had mistaken it for moonshine to taste its sweetness. Armend’s recovery is expected.
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Alvernoon
Berney
Armend Underly
Hin Dad Visylovim
Armen
Harding Demands Direct Subsidy for Merchant Marine
President Harding will urge a direct subsidy to build up the American merchant marine. In a special message to Congress, he will argue the policy is vital to economic independence and national safety, following talks with Shipping Board chair Albert D. Lasker.
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Congress
Washington
Harding
Albert D. Lasker
Shipping Board
Goblins Revolt Threatens Ku Klux Klan Reorganization
In Athinta Georgia on December 2 the grand goblins controlling New York New England Great Lakes and Atlantic domains call for a reorganization and discharge of Edward Young Clarke and Elizabeth Tyler. They publish affidavits and telegrams to expose inner workings, accusing leadership and forcing action.
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Athinta
Ku Klux Klan
Order
New York
New England
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Atlanta
Edward Young Clarke
Imperial Kleagle
Khaliff
Elizabeth Tyler
William J. Simmons
Clarke
Klan
Holcomb Acquitted in Olsen Manslaughter Case
Walter Holcomb was found not guilty of manslaughter in the August 7 killing of Chambers real estate man Thomas Olsen on the Holcomb ranch. The jury accepted his self defense claim, while District Judge Robert Mt. Dickson criticized County Attorney Lewia Chapman for the handling of the inquest.
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Holcomb
Dhvarge
Piuy
Garment Workers Strike Hits Chicago
Between six thousand workers walked out in Chicago amid protests over the return to piecework after wartime wage controls. Sixty live manufacturing shops halted operations as negotiations await ILGWU president Benjamin Seitzinger in New York guiding talks.
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Dee
Benjamin Setlesainger
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
New York
Aetire
Joliet Scaffold Falls Killing One Injuring Four
Charles Nelson of Lockport is dead and four other workers injured when a scaffold on a Joliet prison new wing collapsed Thursday. The accident highlights hazardous construction conditions at the site.
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Joliet Scaffold
Joliet, I
Dee
Charles Nelson
Lockport
Iml
Joliet
Meat Cutters Plan Nationwide Strike Over Wage Cut
Chicago December reports say meat cutters and butcher workers in packing plants will strike next Monday if they heed union orders. Dennis Lane of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters signed the order protesting a 10 percent wage cut that began last Monday.
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Chicago
Dennis Lane
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America
Steifel Attack Allegations Rise in Bahr Murder Trial
In Pierce Nebraska Miss Mariel Bahr testifies about an alleged assault by Percy Steifel on a road to a dance and her later relationship with him. She says he used the alias Joe Crandall and claimed to be single while seeking a wife.
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Steifel
Joe Crandall
Susan Bahr
Mabel
Indiana
Joachim Heick
Bahr
Bohr
Frank Mackie
Pierce
Ford Lays Off 150 Rail Workers Amid Slump
Springfield report says Detroit, Toledo & Ironton railroad cut 160 December jobs due to a freight demand slump. The cut affects Springfield round house and yard crews, with 69 section men granted a month’s vacation from Napoleon to Ironton as managers bundle keys and suspend operations.
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Ohio
Henry Ford
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
Round House
Napoleon and
Ironton
Lasker Breaks Down Contracts With Roads
Washington December 2 The shipping board moved to end contracts between American railroads and foreign ship lines that allowed foreign lines to handle about 2.5 million tons of cargo annually through preferential deals. Ten leading U S railroads were tied to these arrangements, limiting American lines.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
United States
Railroad unions and rules spar over national agreements
Chicago December 2 railroads oppose national agreements on shop rules. the railroad labor board's decision removes shop rules. M H Jewell president of the railway employes department says further wage cuts would meet strong objection. He estimates railroads would save 750 million yearly if working rules applied to all rail workers alongside July 1 wage reductions.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
M. Jewell
American Moderation of Labor
Jewell
United States Labor Board
Peck ego and team changes stir Boston Transcript chatter
A Boston Transcript blurb highlights Peck as a boastful figure and notes a call for Din to move from second base at home. The fragment hints at strategic shifts and public reactions within the team. The brief appears to mix admiration and critique of personalities and lineup decisions.
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Boston Transcript
Min
Mischievous Lake Fishing Dispute At Private Estate
A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph note recalls a lakeside quarrel where a landowner angrily orders a stranger off his private pond stocked with trout The trespasser calmly asks what was stocked and reveals he is fishing for pike, deflating the owner’s claim of exclusivity.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Exoneration of Cedar Rapids bicycle shop owner ends case
Hubert Amulekofft of Cedar Rapids, arrested last Saturday on eight charges of auto theft and selling machines with defaced engine numbers, was exonerated Thursday night. A Paris dispatch notes champagne magnate Charles Heidsieck predicts a poor crop this year, with grapes at one fifth normal yield and prices rising in six years. The milk strike prompts women patrols in New York to guard milk wagons near schools, altering uniforms and duties.
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Smulekoff
United States
Paris
Charles Hebiseick
New York
cDark
Britain to Cut Government Expenditure Heavily
London reports drastic yearly cuts proposed by the Geddes economy commission. Army navy and air force spending, totaling over 250 million dollars, would be reduced with a plan for a unified defense ministry. The commission will submit its findings to the prime minister before his trip to Washington on December 15.
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London
Eric Geddes
Washington
Ministry of Defense
Unanimous vote backs strike stance at St Joseph packing houses
More than 600 St Joseph packing house workers vote to follow decisions of peers in other cities regarding a wage cut proposed by packing companies, signaling possible strike action across the industry.
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ST. Joseph
St. Joseph Packing House
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Russia
la Razon
Churchill urges continued Irish talks and new tripartite understandings
Winston Spencer Churchill in a London speech champions not dropping Irish negotiations and praises Harding and Hughes for their faith. He calls for a triple understanding among United States Great Britain and Japan on Pacific issues and another among England France and Germany for Europe’s financial and economic recovery.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Harding
Hughes
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Pacific
England
France
Germany
Europe
Mexican Economy Improves After Readjustment Strain
Trade Commissioner Connell reports Mexico's readjustment still depresses the economy but recent month shows encouragement as several large firms weather the crisis. Also noted are $160 million in Christmas savings funds to be distributed to about 5 million people by 4,000 banks. In church news, Titus Lowe of Omaha is elected corresponding secretary of the board of foreign missions to succeed Earl Taylor.
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Mexico
Connell
Department of Commerce
New York
Board of Bishops
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Titus Lowe
Omaha
Board of Foreign Missions
Earl Taylor
Horse Association of Americas Meets in Chicago
The annual gathering of the Horse Association of Americas convenes in Chicago with delegates from ten states including Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma represented.
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Chicago
The
Horse Association of Americas
Central
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Unemployed Men Press Parliament in Victoria
About three hundred unemployed men converged on the Victoria parliament building and gathered in the speaker's corridor. Premier John Oliver promised them an audience through a committee on Wednesday, and the crowd dispersed after the pledge.
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Victoria
B. C
Erith Columbia
John Oliver
Delay of Japan Blocks Progress of Conference
Washington reports Japan postpones key talks at the Geneva style conference over naval ratio and Shantung. Admiral Kato and the Japanese delegation push for more time while Secretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour await a settled navy plan. Public opinion in the United States signals strong support for outbuilding rivals if Japan remains inflexible.
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Norman Hapgood
Washington
Japan
Shantung
Hughes
Mr. Balfour
Baron Kate
Kato
Baron Kato
United Sates
Europe
Advisory Commission
Moran House
Koo
Sze
Rel — Carley
Balfour
Corning Man Revived After Poison Attempt
Arthur Wooda of Corning was reported dead from chloroform but revived when the coroner was called. He remains in critical condition.
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Corning
Arthur Wooda
British Column Overpowered by Waari Raiders in Beluchistan
London reports that on November 25 a small British column of two officers and 42 Indians was attacked by Waari raiders across the Afghan frontier north of Quetta. The four hour fight left both officers dead and about 20 Indians killed. remaining troops were captured or wounded.
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London
The
India Office
Quetta
Beluchistan
Foreign envoys, cut that boozing say anti saloon leader
Wayne B Wheeler urged Congress to curb diplomatic alcohol use in Washington noting wine whisky gin and sake receptions at embassies. He told the national law enforcement convention that ambassadors and attaches should be made to respect the prohibition law and behave like the Sahara desert.
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Washington
Arma
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Wheeler
National Law Enforcement Convention
Sahara Desert
Mysterious double murder shocks Chicago family
Margaret Coughlin, nine, was found dismembered and partly charred in a basement. Mrs. Rachel Pensis, 42, was found dead with her throat cut upstairs. Timothy Enright blamed Pensis for the crime, citing jealousy over the neighbor's child who she had long cared for.
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Chicago
Margaret Coughlin
Rachel Pensis
Unemployment in U S Falls About 1.6 Million in November
Washington reports November unemployment dropped by roughly 1.6 million as Commerce Secretary Hoover notes the decline reflects improved trade and business. He credits government, state and municipal public works efforts and the president's unemployment conference for the improvement.
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United States
Commerce Hoover
Conference On
Hoover
Eva King Jury Taken To Gun Fight Scene
The jury in the Eva King murder case was taken to the gun battle site where her husband and Special Officer Robert Murray were killed. Opening statements began as the prosecution planned to show she helped her husband obtain a gun after others had been disarmed. The defense argued Murray may have been killed by his own weapon in cross fire.
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Maud Hbambina
Sonoroya Yoine
Altoarney
Maud Bambina Delmont
Evidones
Waal
Meni
Achimulo
Seoul
Hietrich
Matthew Heady Delared
Council Bluffs
Dee
Eva King
Robert Murray
Northwestern
Swanson
Murray
Hess
Germany faces default risk threaten Central Europe banks
London reports Sir Edwards Mackay Edgar says Germany will default on January or February reparations if time is not extended, risking collapse of central European banking. He welcomes Britain reconsidering the problem and urges aid to restore solvency and purchasing power.
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London
Cermany
Europe
Edwards Mackay Edgar
Germany
Germany confident she will get moratorium
Berlin reports Germany plans a moratorium on the January reparations payment of 600 million gold marks amid market jitters. The mark rose as traders bet on credits from England and relief measures, while stock markets fell on uncertainty about meeting the obligation.
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Berlin
Germany
England
French Proposes Counter Move on German Reparations Moratorium
Paris reports the French government weighing a counter proposal to the German moratorium plan. It would require Germany to admit bankruptcy and set up a commission to control assets and customs and to organize administration of occupied areas. Officials say the entente’s position remains precarious amid Britain and Italy’s nervousness and doubts on league arbitration.
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Paris
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
League of Nations
McCormack Seeds Irish Bond Purchase Across Cities
Irish tenor John McCormack wired from Washington to buy a $1,000 Irish bond from the Illinois committee and pledged further bonds in every American city he has sung. Other clergy and Baenziger Brow bought smaller bonds, bringing the total in bank to about $260,000.
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Chicago
John McCormack
Ilinois Committee
Washington
Willian F. Cahill
Illinois Organization
Baenziger
Hries
Hamilton Wins Love After Rival Fight in Iowa Town
John Hamilton married Miss Gertrude Curry in Council Bluffs on Wednesday night after previously fighting rival Richard Gillespie on October 26 for Mix Curry. The union was reported Thursday in the special dispatch.
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Council Bluffs
John Hamilton
Gertrude Curry
Hamilton
Richard Gillespie
Mix Curry
Misa Curry
Small Denies Official Tried to Bribe Juror
Len Small of Illinois denies allegations that a state official attempted to bribe a grand juror in his embezzlement trial. The governor cites two letters attributed to William P. Evans asking for a $500 monthly fuel inspector position or warning to reveal the truth if not hired.
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United Proan
Springfeld
Cgrov
Len Small
Waukegan
William P. Evans
Grand Jurior
H. Jenkins
Public
Killing in Belfast sparks reprisal in national district
In Belfast on Thursday a man was shot in Cormac Street amid a reprisal claim for a bomb attack that killed a woman and injured two others Tuesday night. Police say several nationalities are involved, with residents from Greece Spain Africa and New Zealand among those mentioned.
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Alexander Rela
Greece
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Africa
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